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Previously he has represented Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency, twice, in 1980 and 1989.
Political career
Zafar Ali Naqvi is the Chairman of Standing Committee of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education. He has previously held the responsibilities of Chairman of Minorities Commission, Delhi.
In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, he has closely defeated Iliyas Azmi of Bahujan Samaj Party, with a margin of 8,780 securing a total of 184,980 votes.
He was a prominent figure in a high-profile Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the Indian general election, 2009. Congress won 21 seats in Uttar Pradesh mainly because of the efforts of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the state. The election saw the Indian National Congress become the majority stake holder in Parliament.
Senior Congress leaders such as Sonia Gandhi, Digvijay Singh have raised calls for Zafar Ali Naqvi to be the candidate in 2009 elections.
His supporters claim that Zafar's promise of getting the Meter gauge railway track of the district converted to Broad gauge was delivered in mere 22 months of his becoming the MP. But the fact remains that the conversion of the gauge started after Narendra Modi became the PM and started the conversion of the gauge everywhere in India. The work is still not complete as of March 2019.
Personal life
Zafar's spouse, Shahnaz Naqvi is from Kanpur. He has two sons- elder son Monis is a pilot and younger son Saif Ali Naqvi is a politician of INC. He has been the life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.
zafar, naqvi, this, article, unbalanced, towards, certain, viewpoints, please, improve, article, adding, information, neglected, viewpoints, discuss, issue, talk, page, june, 2014, born, april, 1948, indian, politician, former, member, parliament, sabha, from,. This article may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints Please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints or discuss the issue on the talk page June 2014 Zafar Ali Naqvi born 24 April 1948 is an Indian politician and former Member of parliament Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur Kheri constituency His political party is the Indian National Congress He was also cabinet minister for Home and Environment in U P Government Zafar Ali NaqviMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 2009 2014Preceded byRavi Prakash VermaSucceeded byAjay Kumar MishraConstituencyKheriPersonal detailsBorn 1948 04 24 24 April 1948 age 74 Lakhimpur United Provinces IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressSpouseShahnaz NaqviChildren2Residence s House No 45 Masood Hussan Road Idhgah Lakhimpur KheriAlma materUniversity of LucknowAs of 17 May 2009 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Education and early career 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Zafar is a member of the Naqvi family one of the richest and most prominent families in Lakhimpur Education and early career Edit Zafar Ali Naqvi has done his schooling from Sitapur and attended the University of Lucknow and holds the degrees Bachelor of Arts B A and Bachelor of Laws LL B Previously he has represented Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency twice in 1980 and 1989 Political career EditZafar Ali Naqvi is the Chairman of Standing Committee of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education He has previously held the responsibilities of Chairman of Minorities Commission Delhi Zafar is a former Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections he has closely defeated Iliyas Azmi of Bahujan Samaj Party with a margin of 8 780 securing a total of 184 980 votes He was a prominent figure in a high profile Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the Indian general election 2009 Congress won 21 seats in Uttar Pradesh mainly because of the efforts of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the state The election saw the Indian National Congress become the majority stake holder in Parliament Senior Congress leaders such as Sonia Gandhi Digvijay Singh have raised calls for Zafar Ali Naqvi to be the candidate in 2009 elections His supporters claim that Zafar s promise of getting the Meter gauge railway track of the district converted to Broad gauge was delivered in mere 22 months of his becoming the MP But the fact remains that the conversion of the gauge started after Narendra Modi became the PM and started the conversion of the gauge everywhere in India The work is still not complete as of March 2019 Personal life EditZafar s spouse Shahnaz Naqvi is from Kanpur He has two sons elder son Monis is a pilot and younger son Saif Ali Naqvi is a politician of INC He has been the life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film amp Television See also EditIndian National Congress Lakhimpur Kheri district University of LucknowReferences EditMember of Parliament 2009 LokSabha Candidates Affidavit Data Amar Ujala Today is Zafar Naqvi s day Nerdz 2003 Jamia Hamdard New Delhi Lakhimpur General Elections 2009 Updated Election Results Details of Kheri Congress will keep both BSP and SP away Inshallah Muslim quota in IITs IIMs India The Times of India Minorities complain against police Delhi Cities The Times of India Congress fields Dasai Choudhary against LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan The Times of IndiaExternal links Edithttps www youtube com watch v fLQzPhT7BjY UP Muslim MPs prefer settlementLok SabhaPreceded byRavi Prakash Verma Member for Lakhimpur Kheri2009 2014 Incumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zafar Ali Naqvi amp oldid 1116851571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
